Santu Lal v. Board Of Revenue Bilaspur District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh, 2 - Collector, Janjgir Champa

: Shri F.S. Khare, Advocate For State/Respondents No. 1 to 4 : Shri Dilman Rati Minj, Govt. Advocate For Respondents No. 5 to 8 : Shri Kishore Narayan, Advocate appears along with Shri Pritam Singh, Advocate Single Bench: Hon’ble Justice Shri Sanjay S.Agrawal 22/10/2024 Order on Board

1. By way of this petition, the petitioners are questioning the legality and propriety of the order dated 22.02.2006 passed by the Board of Revenue, Chhattisgargh, Bilaspur in Revenue Revision case No.382/A-90(B)/2003-04, whereby, the order dated 19.07.2004 passed by the Additional Collector, Janjgir-Champa in Ceiling Case No.2/A-9 (B)/2003-04, vesting the land owned by one Rudreshwar Saran Singh, has been set aside.

2. From perusal of the record, it appears that, a proceeding was initiated against one Rudreshwar Saran Singh, who was the predecessor-in-interest of the Respondents No.6 to 8, namely, Virendra Bahadur, Tamendra Bahadur and Pushpanjali Kumari, under the Chhattisgarh Ceiling on Agricultural Holding Act, 1960 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act, 1960’). The said proceeding was registered as Revenue Case No.11/A-90(B)/1988-89 and, vide order dated

19.05.1989 passed by the Additional Collector, Korba (Copy of the said order has not been annexed), the land held by said Rudreshwar Saran Singh was vested with the State Government, in exercise of the powers provided under the Act, 1960. It appears further that after vesting of the land as such, a part of the land bearing Khasra No.314/6 and 314/9 was granted on lease to the petitioners, filed herewith cumulatively, marked as Annexure P-6.

3. It is to be seen that after grant of aforesaid land on lease to the petitioners on 11.05.1990, the order as passed by the Additional Collector, Korba on 19.05.1989 was questioned in revision by said Rudreshwar Saran Singh before the Board of Revenue, Bilaspur, where the same was registered as Revenue Revision Case No.5/A/90(B)/2002-03 and, the Board of Revenue, Bilaspur vide its order dated 21.11.2003 (Annexure P-1), observed that since the alleged order dated 19.05.1989, passed by the said authority holding the land to be the surplus land, had been passed in contravention of sub-section (3) of Section 11 of the Act, 1960 and while observing as such, the matter was remanded to the Additional Collector, Korba with a direction to decide the said proceedings afresh in accordance with law.

4. It, however, appears that the said authority, instead of deciding the same as per the direction contained therein, i.e. the order dated

21.11.2003 (Annexure P-1), has declared the land held by said Rudreshwar Saran Singh as a surplus land, vide its order dated

19.07.2004 while maintaining the order passed earlier on 19.05.1989. The relevant observations made therein reads as under:- में जिजला किक वे रकबा 15.1 पृo क्र o 1695 किक मूल प्रकरर्ण के धितथिथ में यह प्रस्तुत करें के अधितरिरक्त कलेक्टर ने स्पष्ट आदेश किदया है एकड़ यह ग्राम कु रदा प o ह o नंo 1 तहसील चाम्पा एकड़ 1295/1 रकबा 0.22 एकड़ 1293/2 प्रकरर्ण का अवलोकन किकया अधि(cid:3)नस्थ न्यायालय के संपूर्ण(cid:18) " अवलोकन से यह स्पष्ट हो जाता है प्रकरर्ण में भू- (cid:3)ारक को अपनी पसंद की जमीन पारिरत किकये जाने हेतु सूची प्रस्तुत करने का आदेश मूल प्रकरर्ण के आदेश पकि(का के आदेश किदनांक 19.05.89 पृo क्र o 57 किक (cid:3)ारकगर्ण किकन भूकिमयों को रखना अगली चाहते है इस आदेश पकि(का में (cid:3)ारकगर्ण की ओर से उनका मुख्ति6तयार सेतराम धितवारी के आदेश किदनांक 23.05.89 लिलखा है किक अनावेदकगर्ण की ओर से उसका मुख्ति6तयार सेतराम धितवारी उपख्तिस्थत उन्होने (cid:3)ारकगर्ण द्वारा रखी जाने वाली भूकिम की सूची प्रस्तुत की जो में मौजूद है एकड़ ख o न o 793/1 जिजसमें उन्होनें ख o न o 661/5 तहसील चाम्पा में रकबा 6.56 ख्तिस्थत है ग्राम जिसवनी प o ह o नंo 2 किबलासपुर रकबा 3.30 एकड़ के ख o न o 1293/1 एकड़ 1299/3 रकबा रकबा 7.11 0.43 रकबा 2.35 एकड़ एकड़ 1294/1 लिलए अपने सहमधित प्रस्तुत की कु ल रकबा 32.34 गयी थी यह प्रकरर्ण मु6य रूप से इस किबन्दु पर प्रत्यावर्तितत किकया के (cid:3)ारा 11 के गया है (cid:3)ारा 11(1) म o प्र o प्राव(cid:3)ानों का पालन नहीं करते हुए पारिरत किकया गया था अतः जिसरे से आदेश पारिरत करने का इसका पालन किकया जाकर नये किदया गया परन्तु प्रकरर्ण में उपलब्(cid:3) किनदFश राजस्व मंडल द्वारा दस्तावेजों से यह स्प्षट है किक सक्षम अधि(cid:3)कारी नें (cid:3)ारा 11 के सभी प्राव(cid:3)ानों का पूर्ण(cid:18)रूप से पालन करते हुए यह आदेश पारिरत किकया गया है पूव(cid:18) (cid:3)ारक द्वारा अपनी इच्छा से जो जमीन सिंसलिलग सीमा के अं ंतग(cid:18)त अपने पास रखे जाने हेतु प्रस्तुत सहमधित एंव किववरर्णी के अनुसार ही सक्षम अधि(cid:3)कारी ने आदेश पारिरत किकया है आवेदक द्वारा प्रस्तुत की है उससे संबंधि(cid:3)त अपने आवेदन के साथ अनुसूची जमीनों का भी वत(cid:18)मान ख्तिस्थधित तहसीलदार चाम्पा से ज्ञात कर लिलया गया तहसीलदार चाम्पा ने अपने प्रधितवेदन में कहा है किक उक्त एकड़ छ o ग o शासन जमीन ख o नंo 251, 252, 253 किवभाग शासकीय नाम पर शासकीय महाकिव(cid:3)ालय चाम्पा उच्च थिशक्षा रकबा 11.64 एकड़ 1298 रकबा 7.29 एकड़ रखने के सिंसलिलग अधि(cid:3)किनयम 1960 रकबा 10.00 'अ' एकड़ पर सड़क एंव सिंसचाई रकबा 8.50 दज(cid:18) हो गया है एंव 134 कालोनी के नाम पर दज(cid:18) है एवं शेष जमीन रूद्रेश्वर सिंसह एवं उनके रिरस्तेदारों के नाम पर दज(cid:18) है पूव(cid:18) में जिजस समय मूल प्रकरर्ण प्रचलन में रहा उस समय प्रस्तुत किववरर्णी के अवुसार जिजन जमीनों (cid:3)ारक अपने पास रखना चाहता था उन जमीनों को सक्षम को भू- लिलए छोड़ किदया था शेष जमीनों को ही उन्होनें अधि(cid:3)कारी ने उनके जिजन जमीनों की मांग की जा रही है। उन अधितशेष घोकिषत किकया है जमीनों पर शासकीय इमारत खड़ी है उन जमीनों पर किवचार किकया न्याय संगत होगा न किनयम के जाना वत(cid:18)मान ख्तिस्थधित में न ही किक प्राव(cid:3)ानों के तहत उधिचत होगा अतः आवेदक का यह कहना किवचारर्ण के समय (cid:3)ारा 11 म o प्र o सिंसलिलग मूल प्रकरर्ण के अधि(cid:3)किनयम 1960 किकया गया कहना के प्राव(cid:3)ानों का पालन नहीं किबल्कु ल गलत है एवं प्रकरर्ण में उपलब्(cid:3) तथ्यों को झूठलाना आवेदन द्वारा प्रस्तुत सभी न्याय दृष्टांतो का अवलोकन किकया गया कोई भी न्याय दृष्टांत इस प्रकरर्ण में उपलब्(cid:3) तथ्योंं से मेल नहीं खाता है अतः इस प्रकरर्ण में कोई भी न्याय दृष्टांत लागू नहीं माना जा सकता। (cid:3)ारा 11 के प्राव(cid:3)ानों का पूरा पालन करते हुए तत्कालीन सक्षम अधि(cid:3)कारी ने प्रकरर्ण क्रमांक 1/अ- 90 ब/88-89 को प्रश्ना(cid:3)ीन आदेश के आदेश किदनांक 19.05.1989 पारिरत किकया है अतः इस आदेश में किकसी प्रकार की (ुकिट परिरलधिक्षत न होने के कारर्ण उसे यथावत रखा जाता है।" सिंसलिलग अधि(cid:3)किनयम 1960

5. It, thus, appears that the aforesaid order was passed by the Additional Collector, Janjgir-Champa without following the directions as was issued by the Board of Revenue, Bilaspur on 21.11.2003 (Annexure P-1).

6. The aforesaid order as passed by the Additional Collector, Janjgir-Champa on 19.07.2004 (Annexure P-7) was, however, not questioned by said Rudreshwar Saran Singh and instead, one Mahant Lal Das has questioned the same before the Board of Revenue, Bilaspur in revision, where it was registered as Revenue Revision Case No. 382/A-90(B)/2003-04, on the ground that he has acquired his interest over the land bearing Khasra No.314/6 admeasuring 12.25 acres and vide order impugned dated 22.02.2006 (Annexure P-2), the Board of Revenue, Bilaspur has quashed the said order as was passed by the Additional Collector, Janjgir-Champa on 19.07.2004, observing, inter alia, that it has been passed without complying with the directions contained in the order dated 21.11.2003 passed by the Board of Revenue and, accordingly, the order dated 19.07.2004 passed by the Additional Collector, Janjgir-Champa holding the land held by said Rudreshwar Saran Singh as a surplus land, has been set aside.

7. It, appears that the aforesaid order has been set aside by the Board of Revenue vide its order impugned dated 22.02.2006 at the instance of said Mahant Lal Das, who was admittedly, not the party before the said Ceiling proceedings. But, the petitioners, who were also not the parties in the said proceedings, have, however, as observed herein, obtained their interest over the part of the alleged surplus land bearing Khasra No.314/6 under the lease dated

11.05.1990 when the land owned by said Rudreshwar Saran Singh was held to be a surplus land by the Additional Collector, Korba vide order dated 19.05.1989 in Revenue Case No.11/A-90(B)/2002-03 and, since the said order has been maintained by the Additional Collector, Janjgir-Champa vide its order dated 19.07.2004 without following the directions contained in the order dated 21.11.2003 as was passed by the Board of Revenue, Bilaspur in Revenue Revision Case No.05/A- 90(B)/2002-03, therefore, it has rightly been set aside by the Board of Revenue, Bilaspur vide its order impugned dated 22.02.2006. It is, however, to be seen at this juncture that the Board of Revenue, Bilaspur, while reversing the order dated 19.07.2004, passed by the Additional Collector, Janjgir-Champa, should have remanded the matter to the said authority, i.e. the Additional Collector, Janjgir- Champa for consideration of the said Ceiling Proceedings in view of the directions contained in the order dated 21.11.2003 passed by the Board of Revenue, Bilaspur in Revision Revenue Case No.05/A- 90(B)/2002-03. Therefore, I am inclined to remit the matter back to the said authority, i.e. the Additional Collector, Janjgir-Champa with a direction to restore the said file to its register and decide the same strictly in compliance with the directions, issued by the Board of Revenue, Bilaspur, vide its order dated 21.11.2003 and, since the petitioners have acquired their interest with regard to part of the surplus land, as observed herein-above, they may apply for their impleadment in the said proceedings.

8. With the aforesaid observation, the petition stands disposed of. No order as to cost(s). Sd/- (Sanjay S. Agrawal) JUDGE sunita